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CHINESE OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON HONG KONG MAGAZINES CHENG MING" AND "THE SEVENTIES'

HU SHOU-XSI», DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES SECTION IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RECENTLY TOLD USLU OFFICER THAT HE PERSONALLY SUSSCHIDED TO THE HONG KONG MONTH- LIES CHENG MING" AND "THE SEVENTIES." WHEN ASKED IF THESE

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· MAGAZINES WERE CONSIDERED PATRIOTIC NEWSPAPERS AND NOT SUBJECT TO STRICT EDITORIAL CONTROL, HU REPLIED IN THE NEGATIVE ÇANU SAID BUÎN MAGAZINES WEKĖ "JoJECTIVE AND DEPENDABLE.

AU SAID THAT HE HAD NOT READ THE RECENT ARTICLE ON CHAIRMAN * UA KUO-FENG'S BACKGROUND DUT COMMENTED THAT IT WAS WIDELY

KNOWN IN PEKING THAT MUA'S WIFE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF AN OFFICE

(CRU-CHANG) IN ONE OF THE MINISTRIES |

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